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obama's campaign can buy a television advertisement at the lowest rates possible. television stations, local television stations selling the ads want to make as much money as possible. they do not have to offer low rates to the super pac's. they can charge the super pac's as much as the market will bear. because of the saturation, they in fact did. many of the super pac's were paying 10 or 15 times more for 30 seconds and the obama campaign was. so i do not want to say that -- it would be satisfying to say money did not have any eject, so despite the billions that were poured in and people trying to manipulate elections -- the citizens united campaign, there was an employer who stapled a sample ballot to workers' paychecks. to get an idea of how he wanted them to vote. there were a lot of employers who did that. mitt romney encouraged employers to do that. in terms of citizens united, first of all going back to the earlier case, i will never agree with the proposition that money is speech. speech is speech. like what mitt romney said -- corporations are people. no,
obama's campaign can buy a television advertisement at the lowest rates possible. television stations, local television stations selling the ads want to make as much money as possible. they do not have to offer low rates to the super pac's. they can charge the super pac's as much as the market will bear. because of the saturation, they in fact did. many of the super pac's were paying 10 or 15 times more for 30 seconds and the obama campaign was. so i do not want to say that -- it would be...
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obama has brought these cases that twice the rate that the previous president did. until about six months ago, mr. romney was criticizing the president on this policy and has now changed his view. >> it is clear the governor rahman believes that president obama is wrong in every way about trade. the biggest thing is wrong about is the notion that we don't need to pursue new trade agreements with other partners. free trade is one of those things that every congressman agrees that makes americans better off. president obama seems to disagree i think the governor romney of view in terms of the bilateral a ship with china is that currency manipulation and dumping and cheating is rampant and no president before has been aggressive enough towards china. i'm not a trade economist so going into details is beyond my purview. >> the president being against treat -- free trade is not the case. he signed free-trade agreements with south korea and panama and colombia but did not sign until they had appropriate protections for american workers. it is important for the political e
obama has brought these cases that twice the rate that the previous president did. until about six months ago, mr. romney was criticizing the president on this policy and has now changed his view. >> it is clear the governor rahman believes that president obama is wrong in every way about trade. the biggest thing is wrong about is the notion that we don't need to pursue new trade agreements with other partners. free trade is one of those things that every congressman agrees that makes...
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obama.com/plans. are it with friends. share it with co-workers. there's people out there trying to make up their mind. some of you may be trying to make up your mind. somebody may have dragged you heare. maybe your girlfriend said you have to come to the rally. i want you to compare my plan to governor romney's. see which plan you think is better for you. see which plan is better for america's future. look, i want to end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but also want to reward those to create jobs right here in the united states. i want to cut our oil imports in half by 2020. we will develop traditional sources of energy. today we are less dependent on foreign oil than any time in the past two decades. it is not enough just to produce more oil and natural gas. we also increased fuel standards. your car will go farther on a gallon of gas. i want to build on the progress we have made doubling clean energy. i want fuel-efficient cars and .ong-lasting batteries an i want to manuf
obama.com/plans. are it with friends. share it with co-workers. there's people out there trying to make up their mind. some of you may be trying to make up your mind. somebody may have dragged you heare. maybe your girlfriend said you have to come to the rally. i want you to compare my plan to governor romney's. see which plan you think is better for you. see which plan is better for america's future. look, i want to end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but also want to reward...
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this is a presidential rate. it is clear to affect everything from the obama campaign. we are encouraging oliver voters in each congressional district -- encouraging all of our voters in each congressional district to vote. our message has been at this, the stakes are too high. this is not a time to be politically correct. we must tell our friends, and church towers, tell everyone why we are voting for mitt romney. and for our congressman as well. if we offend someone in doing that, so be it. the stakes are just too high. this is about the future. host: democratic caller, patrick. you are on. go ahead. a flip-flop are and a liar. he states he is for 100% of the people, but behind closed doors, he says he does not care about 47%. he says the president is the reason for the high oil prices, he mentioned the keystone pipeline from canada. well, the president has nothing to do with oil prices, it is demand, opec and the oil speculators. host: we will take as two issues. guest: does better romney himself said that the remarks made about the 47%, he could have said them more
this is a presidential rate. it is clear to affect everything from the obama campaign. we are encouraging oliver voters in each congressional district -- encouraging all of our voters in each congressional district to vote. our message has been at this, the stakes are too high. this is not a time to be politically correct. we must tell our friends, and church towers, tell everyone why we are voting for mitt romney. and for our congressman as well. if we offend someone in doing that, so be it....
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so to president obama, congratulations on your tax rate increase. you fought hard and you won. i hope i have the courage of my convictions not to raise the debt ceiling until you and others will work with me to find a plan to begin to get us out of debt. so you mentioned medicare today in your speech. i'm glad you did. in 2024, it completely becomes insolvent. think of how many people in this country need medicare and will need it 20 years from now. if we don't do something, it's going to run out of money. the age of eligibility for medicare recipients is 65. it hasn't changed one day since 1965 when it was first started. we're all living longer. i propose we adjust the retirement age to 67 over a 10 or 20-year period. that will save the program in many ways. people in my income level, we shouldn't get any money from the government to help buy my prescription drugs. i should pay the full cost because i can afford to. that's called means testing. and this c.p.i. thing you hear a lot about, that's how you evaluate benefits. it needs to be re-evaluated based on real inflation. we'
so to president obama, congratulations on your tax rate increase. you fought hard and you won. i hope i have the courage of my convictions not to raise the debt ceiling until you and others will work with me to find a plan to begin to get us out of debt. so you mentioned medicare today in your speech. i'm glad you did. in 2024, it completely becomes insolvent. think of how many people in this country need medicare and will need it 20 years from now. if we don't do something, it's going to run...
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if i can begin with statistics -- the unemployment rate is 5.7%. president obama won by 9%. abc news says this -- he did not just eke out a win, he dominated. he carried every county in the state, besting mccain by 10 points. given the economy is not as weak as it is in other states, the margin by which he won in 2008, how is the governor responding in the state of new hampshire? guest: first of all, let me make it clear -- mitt romney will win new hampshire. the statistics he cited are accurate, but these last four years have been difficult not only for the people of new hampshire, but for the nation. we have seen unemployment rise, skyrocketing spending, government programs out of control. what you see today, the voters of this date, what you are correct that the unemployment rate has not been as tough as some of the other parts of the country, there is anxiety here. that is why they're looking at mid romney closely. he has a plan and this president does not. host: look at the registration -- the undeclared make up 40%. how was governor romney trying to appeal to those vot
if i can begin with statistics -- the unemployment rate is 5.7%. president obama won by 9%. abc news says this -- he did not just eke out a win, he dominated. he carried every county in the state, besting mccain by 10 points. given the economy is not as weak as it is in other states, the margin by which he won in 2008, how is the governor responding in the state of new hampshire? guest: first of all, let me make it clear -- mitt romney will win new hampshire. the statistics he cited are...
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president's see, under 8% unemployment rate -- during this barack obama presidency. 32 months of the private sector job growth. you compare that to where we were when bush left office and the president took office. that is a remarkable improvement. that is the pathway to recovery, and president obama has beenthis is no time to change course and go back to -- we don't know what we will be getting with governor romney. he was governor of massachusetts. rounding achievement was mandatory health care for everyone -- his crowning achievement. what president's day will we get from former governor romney? -- what presidency will we get? host: we will stop there. statements. now we will turn it over to viewers, and if you can keep your answers a little shorter so leesburg, virginia, loudoun county courthouse. about an hour outside of washington. robert in columbia, south carolina, on the democrats' line here you are first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span, america -- good morning, ladiespresident obama has been studying all aspects of the job and now the country is poised for progress.
president's see, under 8% unemployment rate -- during this barack obama presidency. 32 months of the private sector job growth. you compare that to where we were when bush left office and the president took office. that is a remarkable improvement. that is the pathway to recovery, and president obama has beenthis is no time to change course and go back to -- we don't know what we will be getting with governor romney. he was governor of massachusetts. rounding achievement was mandatory health...
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i imagine most of his rates are going to get off on tax breaks so there's only going to be certain rich that are, you know, taxed. host: dan in maryland. from the hill this morning. host: now, 40-something republican senators sent a letter to the president yesterday. it says, dear mr. president -- host: again, this is 40-something republican senators yesterday. become to your calls on the future of hillary rodham clinton. this is lucy in ohio. hi, lucy. caller: hi there. how are you doning? host: just fine. caller: i think if we get through the next four years, hillary clenton would make a god candidate and good president for our country. i think she would move the country and she knows a lot about foreign afares, has been secretary of state, i think she'd be a good candidate. host: all right, thanks for calling in. where is troy ohio. caller: is there -- caller: there is up with question i want to ask, and i wish someone could answer it. what happened to that money they found when they went to iraq. cowl you please get me me an answer to that question. host: probably not in the next 30
i imagine most of his rates are going to get off on tax breaks so there's only going to be certain rich that are, you know, taxed. host: dan in maryland. from the hill this morning. host: now, 40-something republican senators sent a letter to the president yesterday. it says, dear mr. president -- host: again, this is 40-something republican senators yesterday. become to your calls on the future of hillary rodham clinton. this is lucy in ohio. hi, lucy. caller: hi there. how are you doning?...
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this is a big risk for president obama. he had to show that he was a leader, minimize damage, look like he was an in get -- look like he was engaged, and by the way, there was an election in a week. he was on the phone with governors and mayors all up and down the eastern seaboard. chris christie, the governor of new jersey, his state was hardest hit. he had made some very favorable comments. over the last couple of months they made some really favorable comments. so, here is a moment in which a president can show great leadership, an opportunity to demonstrate the power of the white house or incumbency, or he can screw it up and bought everything, losing the election because of it. he is probably tilting towards the leadership right now. there have not been any serious critiques of the obama handling of the storm in the aftermath. what is mitt romney to do? he is in this middle place, where there is no role for an opposition candidate. no accepted script for what one of these candidates is supposed to do when one of these
this is a big risk for president obama. he had to show that he was a leader, minimize damage, look like he was an in get -- look like he was engaged, and by the way, there was an election in a week. he was on the phone with governors and mayors all up and down the eastern seaboard. chris christie, the governor of new jersey, his state was hardest hit. he had made some very favorable comments. over the last couple of months they made some really favorable comments. so, here is a moment in which...
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but the simple fact is the obama donnelly agenda that continues to put money into huge government bue rock sis without accountability is aner error. i think we've managed for our credit rating to go up instead of down. >> thank you. >> i think yeeve seen between the two on my right if you vote status quo again. it's always going to be a tug of war and you're always going to lose. you can change that with your vote. our founders didn't have that in a plan. we need a peaceful eleven solution to end this with equal rights for all everybody equal under law at last. >> thank you very much. our next question is from brian who works in technical support. >> can you tell us how you will work on tax reform and do you also support the fair tax bill that's in congress today? >> mr. richard mourdock. >> i think almost certainly we're going to see some significant tax reform coming through the congress and we must. our tax system is broken right now and it's not creating the kind of jobs we need to grow our economy. i don't support the fair tax because i don't think it's the answer to america's pr
but the simple fact is the obama donnelly agenda that continues to put money into huge government bue rock sis without accountability is aner error. i think we've managed for our credit rating to go up instead of down. >> thank you. >> i think yeeve seen between the two on my right if you vote status quo again. it's always going to be a tug of war and you're always going to lose. you can change that with your vote. our founders didn't have that in a plan. we need a peaceful eleven...
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president obama has not been good for nevada. all these statistics show that we are worse off now than we were four years ago. it is time to put somebody else in there. that is why you see the polls narrowing the closer we get to the election. host: we are taking your calls in this segment. this is former state party chairman dan burdish. give us a call. will go right now to joe in richmond, indiana, on the republican line. caller: thank you very much. i appreciate you taking our calls. nevada definitely has a need as far as support and things like this. i truly feel president obama has had four years which we hear a lot of rhetoric but the truth is in the fruits of the person. we need to desperately turn our country to where our economy can be brought back. i feel governor romney would fill that for us. we need to take a stand for what is right. we need to take a look at what they have done. the background parts of the world with a reach out and do things that are right. i just encourage all the voters in nevada to truly look at
president obama has not been good for nevada. all these statistics show that we are worse off now than we were four years ago. it is time to put somebody else in there. that is why you see the polls narrowing the closer we get to the election. host: we are taking your calls in this segment. this is former state party chairman dan burdish. give us a call. will go right now to joe in richmond, indiana, on the republican line. caller: thank you very much. i appreciate you taking our calls. nevada...
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[laughter] host: president obama at last night's dinner. we will look at what governor romney had to say in a few moments. we are asking, what you think of a candidate's sense of humor? how important is it to you? texas, democratic caller. caller: hi, good morning. i'm glad you got my call. i just want to say that i think it is are great atmosphere that obama and romney have a sense of humor at this time, and to see them go at each other on their debates. it is good for them to kind of a joke at each other while they have a chance before the last debate. i hope that the both of them -- best wishes. i think that we ought to put out prayers for them just trying and doing what they are doing, and they just need to keep up a good job of the sense of humor so they can be elected. host: do you ever think that it goes too far? caller: as far as -- host: humor? caller: no, i never think it post a far, because that is what this is mostly about. it named what it was going to be beforehand, i don't think it should go too far. both of them are feeling
[laughter] host: president obama at last night's dinner. we will look at what governor romney had to say in a few moments. we are asking, what you think of a candidate's sense of humor? how important is it to you? texas, democratic caller. caller: hi, good morning. i'm glad you got my call. i just want to say that i think it is are great atmosphere that obama and romney have a sense of humor at this time, and to see them go at each other on their debates. it is good for them to kind of a joke...
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president obama said in 2010 in a fradge jill economy we should not be raising rates. that's when the economy was growing at 3% and they had to adjust it down to 1.%. i asked my opponent how raising taxes was going to help people get employed and help the small businesses that are struggling right now, how is it going to help them hire that next individual and there was no answer. >> do you believe tax cuts stipulate the economy. >> i think we should keep them where they are. which of these policies which >> i look like to keep them. >> and with it to keep it, but the quick have a fire -- higher income tax. >> how about capital gains? >> i would like to keep the capital gains and we would like to keep investing. having said that, that is something that could be on the table. >> i think it is one of those things that has to stay. >> it will make us stronger as a nation. i will keep it. >> named one corporate tax loophole you would like closed. >> one of the things they passed out of the house is one of the most unproductive bills. just this last week we were in session
president obama said in 2010 in a fradge jill economy we should not be raising rates. that's when the economy was growing at 3% and they had to adjust it down to 1.%. i asked my opponent how raising taxes was going to help people get employed and help the small businesses that are struggling right now, how is it going to help them hire that next individual and there was no answer. >> do you believe tax cuts stipulate the economy. >> i think we should keep them where they are. which...
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and they did it, and congressional approval rating went on to historic lows. talking about statements being made when television cameras are on, one thing about this polarization that we have where all we do is we only watch msnbc or with only watch fox and we only talk to people that we want to hear from, you begin to adopt this alternative reality. everybody is talking to you about the fact that when women are raped they cannot really get pregnant and you tend to believe it. and the rest of the world says, are you out of your mind? eventually, that will become a risk for democrats as well. >> and by the way, i've been there is a kentucky democrat who is suddenly out of the job. then channel lost his seat last night. -- ben chandler lost his seat last night. >> since you just brought it up, what is the mark situation? -- the murdock, situation? is it that republicans should be more tolerant of women's issues? and even running at the end of the campaign ran an ad about women's choice. what is the message there? is it about tolerance? will they lose the women's
and they did it, and congressional approval rating went on to historic lows. talking about statements being made when television cameras are on, one thing about this polarization that we have where all we do is we only watch msnbc or with only watch fox and we only talk to people that we want to hear from, you begin to adopt this alternative reality. everybody is talking to you about the fact that when women are raped they cannot really get pregnant and you tend to believe it. and the rest of...
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there is pressure on obama to do corporate tax reform and he is willing to take corporate rates down but his plan is to increase the rates for the small businesses pay and in addition, as we are having this conversation, there are five tax increases that aren't being discussed. five obamacare tax increases that start january 1. it is on our web site, atr.org hundreds of billions of dollars start kicking in on january 1 thanks to obamacare. i think the correlation of forces between the two sides is different than obama sees. he said i won re-election and i get to do everything i want to do. he ran his car into the bridge five months and took his approval rating down below 50 and gave himself a republican house in 2010 because he ran and spent that money because he thought the american people signed off on it. and he ran out and overplayed his mandate. he is about to do the same thing again, not only with spending, but with taxes. and taxes are a stickier wicket than spending. the reaction by the small business community to his tax increases is going to make the tea party look tame. >>
there is pressure on obama to do corporate tax reform and he is willing to take corporate rates down but his plan is to increase the rates for the small businesses pay and in addition, as we are having this conversation, there are five tax increases that aren't being discussed. five obamacare tax increases that start january 1. it is on our web site, atr.org hundreds of billions of dollars start kicking in on january 1 thanks to obamacare. i think the correlation of forces between the two sides...
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you can match where they can't cut a deal until obama let's all the rates go up. and then pressures congress to just lower them for the groups he thinks should get them. that's one thing that could happen here. the filibuster doesn't come into play quite yet because these things are going to expire. and the question is can congress pass some deal to keep them from expiring? that may engender filibuster. if i had to guess what it's going to happen, and it's just a guess, i think they're going to do some kind of extension again to keep rates where they're at and keep rates where they are and fix it after this session coming up. host: did call certificate refering to a front page article this morning obama to weld his leverage on cliff. if we wins election he may dictate terms of a by tart san deal and if he loses he could make sure tax rates rise before he hand over keys in late january. administration officials declined to say whether the veto threat will stand if obama loses the election. caller: my question is when is obama going to pass a budget? harry reid has
you can match where they can't cut a deal until obama let's all the rates go up. and then pressures congress to just lower them for the groups he thinks should get them. that's one thing that could happen here. the filibuster doesn't come into play quite yet because these things are going to expire. and the question is can congress pass some deal to keep them from expiring? that may engender filibuster. if i had to guess what it's going to happen, and it's just a guess, i think they're going to...
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where he is on the tax rates. [video clip] when you put it all together, if you need a package that kids taxes where they are for middle-class families -- that keeps taxes where they are for middle-class families, make some cuts some things we do not need, and then asked wealthier americans to pay a slightly higher tax rate. that is a principle but i will not compromise on because i will not have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me get to keep our tax rates, and then we are asking students to pay higher student loans, were suddenly, a school does not have school books because the school district cannot afford it, or some family with a disabled kid is not getting the help they need through medicaid. host: here is how the speaker's office responded yesterday -- host: amy. indiana. you are up first. caller: good morning, mr. clark. 019 look at the spending and how it has increased in the path -- when i look at the spending and how it has increased in the last four years -- under preside
where he is on the tax rates. [video clip] when you put it all together, if you need a package that kids taxes where they are for middle-class families -- that keeps taxes where they are for middle-class families, make some cuts some things we do not need, and then asked wealthier americans to pay a slightly higher tax rate. that is a principle but i will not compromise on because i will not have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me get to keep our tax rates, and...
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president obama wanted to continue them for everybody except those in the top 2% tax rate. --wasn't ended the year deal it was an end-of-the-year deal. the obama administration was looking for the stimulus measure. they thought it would be hard for republicans to oppose a tax cuts. host: the money rigidly was going where -- the money originally was going where? guest: going to the social security trust >> we take you live now to the u.s. capitol and house speaker john boehner. >> the president has warned us about the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff. but his actions have not matched his public statements. momings of his own party seem quite comfortable on sending the economy over the fiscal cliff. two weeks ago we had a very productive conversation at the white house. based on where we stand today i would say two things. first, despite the claims that the president supports a balanced approach, the democrats have yet to get serious about real spending cuts. and secondly, no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the
president obama wanted to continue them for everybody except those in the top 2% tax rate. --wasn't ended the year deal it was an end-of-the-year deal. the obama administration was looking for the stimulus measure. they thought it would be hard for republicans to oppose a tax cuts. host: the money rigidly was going where -- the money originally was going where? guest: going to the social security trust >> we take you live now to the u.s. capitol and house speaker john boehner. >>...
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3%, but the difference is the obama plan allows so -- allows for rates to rise. business leaders understand the need for more revenue. fix the dead -- when the key principles is more revenue -- , one of the key principles is more revenue. whether this support letting rates rise, or the simpson-bowles planned in getting -- and in giving away tax expenditures, it depends on the nature of their business, but they generally agree that they need new revenue and it needs to be offset with income reforms and that we need to get going. we cannot make it harder for ourselves by going over the cliff. host: spending needs to be on the table? guest: s, and i go back to simpson-bowles. if you look at the february budget presented by the president, and the march plan presented by chairman brian, the big driver of the difference is defense spending. when business leaders come to washington, they're more likely to defer to washington and defense issues and are much more skeptical about discretionary spending. using the numbers from a dealer and much -- march, they are about 25%
3%, but the difference is the obama plan allows so -- allows for rates to rise. business leaders understand the need for more revenue. fix the dead -- when the key principles is more revenue -- , one of the key principles is more revenue. whether this support letting rates rise, or the simpson-bowles planned in getting -- and in giving away tax expenditures, it depends on the nature of their business, but they generally agree that they need new revenue and it needs to be offset with income...
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allowing the current tax rates to expire for those making more than $250,000 a year. he has since lowered that to $1.2 trillion in revenue by the white house math and that's largely from changing threshold to $400,000. those making $400,000 and above would see a tax increase. speaker boehner is talking about a $1 million threshold. and interestingly, that's a threshold that many senate and house democrats in the past have supported. nancy pelosi from san francisco, senator charles shumer, the chief messaging man in the senate, democratics caucus, have supported that threshold. people from wealthier districts and states -- in states tend to see the middle class differently than from other areas where cost of living is lower. >> that strategy, that support, rather, part of speaker boehner's strategy knowing he has built in support from senators and others? >> i don't know if i would call it built in support but it certainly causes a controversy or a possible split among the democrats. so it is an interesting tactic, a great chess move probably. but the thing is how many
allowing the current tax rates to expire for those making more than $250,000 a year. he has since lowered that to $1.2 trillion in revenue by the white house math and that's largely from changing threshold to $400,000. those making $400,000 and above would see a tax increase. speaker boehner is talking about a $1 million threshold. and interestingly, that's a threshold that many senate and house democrats in the past have supported. nancy pelosi from san francisco, senator charles shumer, the...
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obama is introduced by the c.e.o. of boeing. >> we at the business roundtable are grateful to both the electricity -- for the engagement we have had with you and members of your team. listen, i know your team has really reached out significantly over the last few months to many people in this room. and i know personally from my work in the last three years on the export council that the outreach to us is again you inand we know you are seeking solutions that was outlined very sincerely this morning when we met with jack and the rest of the team. and i hope you get the same sense of purpose and commitment from us as we engage with you. there aren't a lot of wall flowers in here and eager for a two-way exchange nonetheless and hopefully your takeaway will be we can serve a useful purpose in the dialogue. mr. president, thank you again for joining us today. we would love to hear from you. [applause] >> good morning everybody. it is great to see all of you. many of you had a chance to see individually or in small groups o
obama is introduced by the c.e.o. of boeing. >> we at the business roundtable are grateful to both the electricity -- for the engagement we have had with you and members of your team. listen, i know your team has really reached out significantly over the last few months to many people in this room. and i know personally from my work in the last three years on the export council that the outreach to us is again you inand we know you are seeking solutions that was outlined very sincerely...
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their last debate acknowledged, that the need for us to be funding the war in afghanistan at the rate of $100 billion a year, which is roughly what is the price tag of that measure, if you can actually put those pieces together, we can avoid having sequestration take effect. we can make sure that fema is able to do its job without worrying about whether or not the rug is going to be pulled out from them on january 1. we can make sure that defense workers, wlts a ship yard in graten or san diego are going to be able to continue to do their work after january 1. we're going to make sure that hospitals and doctors who would be subject to these cuts are not going to basically wake up on january 2 realizing that they lose money every time they treat their patients. this is not rocket science. the pieces, even that overlap on a bipartisan basis to solve the sequestration problem are sitting out there. this is not rocket science, to say that the senate, which passed a bipartisan farm bill, can be acted upon in this body so that farmers in rural america can have a horizon ahead of them so tha
their last debate acknowledged, that the need for us to be funding the war in afghanistan at the rate of $100 billion a year, which is roughly what is the price tag of that measure, if you can actually put those pieces together, we can avoid having sequestration take effect. we can make sure that fema is able to do its job without worrying about whether or not the rug is going to be pulled out from them on january 1. we can make sure that defense workers, wlts a ship yard in graten or san diego...
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in health care, president obama took the recommendations of experts and the aarp, which is not in the habit of sticking it to seniors, otherwise they would not have many members, not to cut medicare, but to reduce the increased rate of payments over the next 10 years because they say we are doing a better job of controlling inflation. what happened? we added eight years to life of the medicare trust fund, without using a voucher for the program, the way governor romney and congressman ryan want to do, and privatizing it. it closed the doughnut hole in the senior drug program, and it left enough money over from the savings to make affordable insurance available to more than 30 million people, most of whom have pre-existing medical conditions. [applause] now, this. what is governor romney's position? repeal that, give money back to the insurance companies, even though they do not need it, even though they had a guaranteed profit of 12%-to-14% on the program, bring the life of the medicare trust fund down from 2014 to 2016, so it runs out of money in four years and it could use the vouch
in health care, president obama took the recommendations of experts and the aarp, which is not in the habit of sticking it to seniors, otherwise they would not have many members, not to cut medicare, but to reduce the increased rate of payments over the next 10 years because they say we are doing a better job of controlling inflation. what happened? we added eight years to life of the medicare trust fund, without using a voucher for the program, the way governor romney and congressman ryan want...
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will there be a candidate that can step in and continue that enthusiasm for this record high turnout rates or will there be slippage there if you have a john kerry type of candidate that didn't perform well. >> you have all your kind of used and worried about the imprecations of the republican party of an election, almost exactly like what we ended up seeing where the nominee was able to generate a landslide margin among whites but previously had produced an electoral landslide, ronald reagan in 80 and bush in 88 and eisenhower and comparable margins among whites. what are the implications for the party of romney losing while reaching that level? >> ron, the demographics that we have all discussed have been obvious for a long time. the proportion of whites in the national electorate over the last four presidential campaigns has gone 81, 77, 74, 72. this is not a secret. sometimes the obvious does not become apparent until we have an election like this but now the obvious is readily apparent to anyone particularly any republicans who don't have their heads on. mitt romney did extremely well
will there be a candidate that can step in and continue that enthusiasm for this record high turnout rates or will there be slippage there if you have a john kerry type of candidate that didn't perform well. >> you have all your kind of used and worried about the imprecations of the republican party of an election, almost exactly like what we ended up seeing where the nominee was able to generate a landslide margin among whites but previously had produced an electoral landslide, ronald...
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rate down to 5.5%, he might be looking at a single term. number two, we have a mess. the same mess we had before the election and now after the election. the only way we can solve this mess is to have our president, mr. john boehner, and nancy pelosi, and the train wreck from las vegas, nev., in the oval office for a couple days with a lot of coffee and cigarettes for mr. john boehner out on the porch and we have to have a grant agreement before christmas. guest: christmas is asking a lot but it is going to take that kind of concerted effort to get this. some saw the statements yesterday as putting back on the table some of what he offered the president last year which was undermined by the conservative wing of his party in congress and eric cantor. i think we will see those sorts of negotiations taking place. i think by the end of the year is probably asking a lot. host: is the obama administration open to let's let all the bush tax cuts continue for at least six months until we can come up with a deal? guest: that is one of the $64,000 qu
rate down to 5.5%, he might be looking at a single term. number two, we have a mess. the same mess we had before the election and now after the election. the only way we can solve this mess is to have our president, mr. john boehner, and nancy pelosi, and the train wreck from las vegas, nev., in the oval office for a couple days with a lot of coffee and cigarettes for mr. john boehner out on the porch and we have to have a grant agreement before christmas. guest: christmas is asking a lot but...
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standstill for the jobless rate is higher than it was when president obama took office. we will hilton -- we will hear more about the unemployment number from both campaigns today. they are on the campaign trail with four days to go into the elections. president obama has three stops in ohio. coming up in about 15 minutes here on c-span, we will take you to the first stop of the day in hilltard outside columbus. the first lady michelle obama is campaigning in virginia today. at 5:30 eastern, we will take you to petersburg where she will be speaking with supporters. tonight on c-span, mitt romney and paul brian will be joined by their wives for a rally in west chester, ohio. another big names are appearing including condoleezza rice and senator john mccain this evening at 7:30 eastern and we will have that live on c-span. while we wait to hear from president obama in ohio, part of this morning's "washington journal," good morning to you. i want to assure you that 2012 battleground map we have been featuring for the last week or so here on the "washington journal." assurin
standstill for the jobless rate is higher than it was when president obama took office. we will hilton -- we will hear more about the unemployment number from both campaigns today. they are on the campaign trail with four days to go into the elections. president obama has three stops in ohio. coming up in about 15 minutes here on c-span, we will take you to the first stop of the day in hilltard outside columbus. the first lady michelle obama is campaigning in virginia today. at 5:30 eastern, we...
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the current unemployment rate, 5.9%. 2008, president obama won the state by over six percentage points, the first time a democrat won the state of virginia since 1964. joining us from the university of virginia is the director of their politics center. larry, what are the issues being campaigned on in virginia? guest: the same issues as. every as the economy is for most, i suppose. if there's any special flavor into virginia, we cover all 50 states at the center for politics at the university of virginia, if there's any special flavor here, virginia depends on defense to a greater degree in than any other state except for alaska. we are second in per-capita defense expenditures. there's a special flavor on federal spending, because governmental employment is so important, not just in northern virginia, which borders on d.c., but also in hampton roads, the hampton roads area off virginia beach and the surrounding localities. host: what are the demographics of the state of virginia? guest: as with most larger population states, there are many states in one. you have northern virginia, wh
the current unemployment rate, 5.9%. 2008, president obama won the state by over six percentage points, the first time a democrat won the state of virginia since 1964. joining us from the university of virginia is the director of their politics center. larry, what are the issues being campaigned on in virginia? guest: the same issues as. every as the economy is for most, i suppose. if there's any special flavor into virginia, we cover all 50 states at the center for politics at the university...
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nc are leaning toward obama. for those who are listening, when our president has had his hands tied by our congress, for them, from the date of his inauguration, they have a meeting to say that they are going to make him a one-term president, by any means necessary, to me that is treasonous in itself, for this man to not even have raised his hands to state this oath, not even do his job, to say we are right to do anything -- host: isn't that their job? caller: i never heard democrats have a meeting saying we will not make bush president, or clinton president, or jimmy carter. the other day, the house knocked down a bill that was paid that would put millions ofjust like today, the house veterans knocked down a bill that was paid for that would put millions, millions of veterans, millions of the veterans' jobs, and all republicans in the house democrats, voted against this bill, and it was paid for. it did not affect our budget. host: how old are your kids? caller: 11, 8, and two years old. host: i would think it w
nc are leaning toward obama. for those who are listening, when our president has had his hands tied by our congress, for them, from the date of his inauguration, they have a meeting to say that they are going to make him a one-term president, by any means necessary, to me that is treasonous in itself, for this man to not even have raised his hands to state this oath, not even do his job, to say we are right to do anything -- host: isn't that their job? caller: i never heard democrats have a...
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you saw the drop in the unemployment rate of 2%. i think we should have made a more robust argument to say that our policies are working and their policies did not work. >> washington creates the crisis and then tries to take credit for solving it. this is a crisis that we credit with legislation that was past year. second, this is right on target. is that the house negotiating with itself, show us what your plan is to deal with the sequester and to deal with the tax increases that are coming. to the revenue side, i think that tom is right on target. if this is revenue that results from a growing economy, that is what we need. the real solution is the debt crisis and the fact we don't have growth. if it is long-term the results, that is fine. if it is revenue that comes to sheer and increases the tax burden, i think that is a real problem. see is not something you'll a lot of us support. >> continuing on the subject of revenue, you suggested that we talked to democrats about the spending size. tomorrow, i will do exactly that. presi
you saw the drop in the unemployment rate of 2%. i think we should have made a more robust argument to say that our policies are working and their policies did not work. >> washington creates the crisis and then tries to take credit for solving it. this is a crisis that we credit with legislation that was past year. second, this is right on target. is that the house negotiating with itself, show us what your plan is to deal with the sequester and to deal with the tax increases that are...
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the obama administration is taking some steps. there is the accountable care organizations. the idea is to move away from a we have right now where doctors get a set amount for each service they provide. these organizations move to pay people for quality instead of quantity. the obama administration will give a hospital a set amount of money for caring for the patients. then the doctor has to strategize so they don't have to go into the red. they are hoping the model will drive down costs and get rid of the incentive or just that -- we're at the start of that program. host: brian from massachusetts with sarah kliff. caller: a caller talked about marriage practitioners and there is a lot of them. they pretty much have a lot of schools are graduating many nurse practitioners and physician's assistants. there is a cap on the amount of doctors they can create. nurse practitioners have two years of crammed education. i think they are good providers. we cannot assume that a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant are going to be as good as medical doctors. guest: that is a cri
the obama administration is taking some steps. there is the accountable care organizations. the idea is to move away from a we have right now where doctors get a set amount for each service they provide. these organizations move to pay people for quality instead of quantity. the obama administration will give a hospital a set amount of money for caring for the patients. then the doctor has to strategize so they don't have to go into the red. they are hoping the model will drive down costs and...
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will there be a candidate who steps in and continues that enthusiasm with high record turnout rates? or, if you have a john kerry of the candidate, that did not perform well. >> you have news and worried all year but the implications of the republican party. -- you have mused and worried all year about the implications of the republican party. what are the implications of mitt romney and the republican party losing? >> the demographics that we have all discussed have been obvious for a long time. the proportion of whites in the national electorate of the last four presidential campaigns has gone 81%, 77%, 74%, 72%. this is not a secret. but sometimes, the of this does not become apparent until we have an election like this. but now the obvious is readily apparent to anyone, particularly in the republicans who don't have their heads in the sand. mitt romney did extremely well among whites, as you say. he won whites by a landslide and still lost the election. we not only lost hispanics by a larger proportion than john mccain, 71%-27%, we lost asians by 73% best -- 73%-27%. we are in a
will there be a candidate who steps in and continues that enthusiasm with high record turnout rates? or, if you have a john kerry of the candidate, that did not perform well. >> you have news and worried all year but the implications of the republican party. -- you have mused and worried all year about the implications of the republican party. what are the implications of mitt romney and the republican party losing? >> the demographics that we have all discussed have been obvious...
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it is actually the same exact position that president obama espoused two years ago when he agreed to extend all this year's tax rates for two years on the basis that raising tax rates would hurt our weak economy. that logic still stands. in fact our economy is even weaker today than it was in 2010. g.d.p. growth is lower than 2010 in large part due to the looming costs of the president's health care law and his administration's dramatic increase in regulations. with more than 23 million americans struggling to find work, that is not the time to be raising taxes on anyone, period. we must also find common ground on the defense sequester to ensure that spending cuts are implemented but in a way that does not weaken our military or threaten our national security. both the tax and spending issues we face in lame duck are microcosm of our nation's massive fiscal and economic long-term challenges. entitlement reform and comprehensive pro-growth fax reform in the 113th congress are key to addressing our nation's greatest challenges. the policy outcome and the narrative that transspeier from
it is actually the same exact position that president obama espoused two years ago when he agreed to extend all this year's tax rates for two years on the basis that raising tax rates would hurt our weak economy. that logic still stands. in fact our economy is even weaker today than it was in 2010. g.d.p. growth is lower than 2010 in large part due to the looming costs of the president's health care law and his administration's dramatic increase in regulations. with more than 23 million...
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later, a discussion about tax rates and which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. on friday, president obama talked about tax increases and budget cuts known as the fiscal cliff. he spoke to reporters in the white house room for about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work, and there's plenty of work to do. as i said on tuesday night, the american people voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. in that spirit, i have invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week so we can start to build consensus around the challenges that we can only solve together. i also intend to bring in business
later, a discussion about tax rates and which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. on friday, president obama talked about tax increases and budget cuts known as the fiscal cliff. he spoke to reporters in the white house room for about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you....
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evoked with president obama 95% of the time. he has not even passed a budget in over three years. he railed against china and you will hear more of that today, but you will not hear it is in washington, they have not put $1 trillion on the back of your kids and grandkids from china. in washington, he voted for the largest bank bailout in american history. he claims he's fighting for the middle class. yet, in a time in washington, unemployment is up, gas prices are up, tuition is up, health care prices up, foreclosure up. senator, that's quite a record. ladies and gentleman, he has failed the middle class and he has failed our state. >> over time. >> the only time we will change that is with the new people in washington. >> out of time. thank you. [applause] now we will turn to questions from our panelists. i would like to introduce them to you. senior political correspondent for wkyc, 3. politics writer for the plain dealer. each panelist will ask one question at a time. candidates will have one minute to respond to each question and i reserve the right to ask follow-up questions.
evoked with president obama 95% of the time. he has not even passed a budget in over three years. he railed against china and you will hear more of that today, but you will not hear it is in washington, they have not put $1 trillion on the back of your kids and grandkids from china. in washington, he voted for the largest bank bailout in american history. he claims he's fighting for the middle class. yet, in a time in washington, unemployment is up, gas prices are up, tuition is up, health care...
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and so since that date when president obama signed into law the per capita growth rate under medicare is now down to its lowest level in the history of the program. 2% per capita growth. and the fact of the matter is we can do more. we can actually build on that success of the affordable care act. anybody who watched "60 minutes" sunday, they had a story about hospital systems which was basically threatening to fire doctors if they didn't admit patients, according to certain quotas, because they're chasing that fee for service incentive that is in old medicare. i mean, those are the kinds of in that case fraud, but in other instances, you know, changing that fee for service incentive can actually put this number down much more dramatically and we don't have to touch a hair on the head of any medicare eligible senior in america for decades to come if we make those smart changes. so the fact of the matter is we've seen great progress just again in the last two years, 2 1/2 years, and the fact is there are very good ideas of ways of making the system much more efficient. i have to tell y
and so since that date when president obama signed into law the per capita growth rate under medicare is now down to its lowest level in the history of the program. 2% per capita growth. and the fact of the matter is we can do more. we can actually build on that success of the affordable care act. anybody who watched "60 minutes" sunday, they had a story about hospital systems which was basically threatening to fire doctors if they didn't admit patients, according to certain quotas,...
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under the president's preferred tax policy, the top rate would go from 35% to 49.9% and for ordinary income from 15% to 25%. the long-term consequences of president obama's tax policies would have a profound and negative affect. capital stock would fall. fewer jobs and lower wages resulting in higher taxes would harm the middle class. data reveals three important facts of high income earners. the taxes on the wealthy raise as much faster than on everyone else during economic booms, but they also fall much faster during economic bust. people report more income when tax rates are low and not when they are high. there are better ways to increase federal revenues than hiking tax rates. congress could enact a program of tax reform that would lower rates and eliminate interest reductions. the president could open up more federal lands and offshore areas for energy exploration. his administration could take a more balanced approach to new regulations. economic growth can help solve our fiscal problems if the economy had grown at the percentage as it has done in the past. the treasury could
under the president's preferred tax policy, the top rate would go from 35% to 49.9% and for ordinary income from 15% to 25%. the long-term consequences of president obama's tax policies would have a profound and negative affect. capital stock would fall. fewer jobs and lower wages resulting in higher taxes would harm the middle class. data reveals three important facts of high income earners. the taxes on the wealthy raise as much faster than on everyone else during economic booms, but they...
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speaker, to president barack obama, august, 2009. he says this in an interview. the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession. because that would just take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. president barack obama, august, 2009. he was absolutely right then. those facts hold true today. it's not just those facts hold true over a small period of time, mr. speaker. those facts hold true over a decade. john kennedy's quotes, president john f. kennedy, i just want to take you back, mr. speaker, it's not as if these are new ideas we are talking about. this isn't some rocket science problem that's suddenly been thrust upon the united states of america in 2012. these are basic economics. adam smith talked about these years ago. this is in one of john f. kennedy's news conference in 1962 as he was providing the largest tax cut in modern american history he said this, he said it's a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high and tax revenues are too low. that's where we are today, mr. speaker. tax rates a
speaker, to president barack obama, august, 2009. he says this in an interview. the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession. because that would just take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. president barack obama, august, 2009. he was absolutely right then. those facts hold true today. it's not just those facts hold true over a small period of time, mr. speaker. those facts hold true over a decade. john kennedy's quotes,...
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and infant mortality rates are next to the worst in the world. the united states has the worst rate of industrialized nations of women dying in connection with pregnancy and childbirth. under obama care there will be 30 million people without essential health care by the year 2022. and during the bush and the obama years our constitution has been shredded while the impeerl presidency -- the imperial presidency expanded. the presidents that think they can take us to war on a pack of lies. with presidents that think federal government should have the authority to round anyone up, including u.s. citizens, and imprison them without charges, without trial, without legal representation, and without the right of habeous corpus. and our elected officials are sound asleep when the pentagon is warning that climate change is a greater long-term security risk to the united states than terrorism. so if you like the way things are going, vote democratic or republican. if you want real change, vote your conscience, vote justice. economic justice, social justice
and infant mortality rates are next to the worst in the world. the united states has the worst rate of industrialized nations of women dying in connection with pregnancy and childbirth. under obama care there will be 30 million people without essential health care by the year 2022. and during the bush and the obama years our constitution has been shredded while the impeerl presidency -- the imperial presidency expanded. the presidents that think they can take us to war on a pack of lies. with...
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let us extend the rates for another year and drive this ward tax reform. this could be the transformational moment that was the ark of president obama's campaign in 2008. the positive-winning nature. the hope of it. there is an opportunity to trenton this thing. maybe there is a possibility that the president did not recognize how close he came to a deal with speaker brainer during the debt ceiling talks on the grand morning. when this comes close to him again, rather than thinking it was going to be a better deal if you wait longer, maybe there is the possibility of him seizing not. i have seen this characterization in president obama when i served with him in the illinois senate. i have seen him reach to a moment that was significant. there is a possibility he could do that now. >> if the grand bargain that president obama and speaker boehner were talking about two years ago were put back on the table right now, with the house republican conference that speaker boehner? the $800 billion. >> through growth, deductions, loopholes, so forth. i have not what
let us extend the rates for another year and drive this ward tax reform. this could be the transformational moment that was the ark of president obama's campaign in 2008. the positive-winning nature. the hope of it. there is an opportunity to trenton this thing. maybe there is a possibility that the president did not recognize how close he came to a deal with speaker brainer during the debt ceiling talks on the grand morning. when this comes close to him again, rather than thinking it was going...
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i noticed that the obama administration is targeting businesses like papa john's pizza, comment openly and honestly saying you add exspent spences to business, the business has to react. it is so naive to watch different callers say different things. there's a pot of money that comes in, that's rf new. there is a pot of expenses that goes out, those are your expenses, every business and family in america starts with the revenue, prioritizes the expenses, and has something left over to live on. these tax policies, when we roll out the--frankly the press, and i'm not on a tangent on liberal media, using the term it's only going to affect the upper 2% of taxpayers, you really got to flesh that out. i hope the congressman would, too. two represent maybe 40% of all the taxes raised. i would like to seat republicans -- we are talking about 40% of all revenue raised. not get into a 2%. reasonable people who make 50 grand are going $250,000 that's a lot to me. if you are only talking about the upper two people, we are not -- you are talking about the revenue raised. if you position it properly
i noticed that the obama administration is targeting businesses like papa john's pizza, comment openly and honestly saying you add exspent spences to business, the business has to react. it is so naive to watch different callers say different things. there's a pot of money that comes in, that's rf new. there is a pot of expenses that goes out, those are your expenses, every business and family in america starts with the revenue, prioritizes the expenses, and has something left over to live on....
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caller: when interest rates go up, we will be in a deal. i think obama was reelected and i will congratulate him, but i will tell you something, we are doomed because we are overspending. it does not tell us anything the that we have not really known. we have created an entitlement society. that is why he was reelected. he has too many people looking for handouts. they have lost all of their individual pride. as a nation we have changed dramatically. instead of standing up and doing what is right for ourselves and for our country, we're helping our country will pay for everything on the markets. i think we are doomed in the next year. host: on interest rates going up, when does that happen? he said that is when you see everyone coming together. guest: i think the stock market will have a big effect. you go back to the financial and clothes and when the stock market failed. that is when -- the markets are closely watching washington. congress does one thing at a time. maybe interest rates rise. you have to watch what the fed does under ben b
caller: when interest rates go up, we will be in a deal. i think obama was reelected and i will congratulate him, but i will tell you something, we are doomed because we are overspending. it does not tell us anything the that we have not really known. we have created an entitlement society. that is why he was reelected. he has too many people looking for handouts. they have lost all of their individual pride. as a nation we have changed dramatically. instead of standing up and doing what is...
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that agreement raise revenue by raising rates or does it raise revenue through tax reform? >> the latter. >>, you think tax reform is impossible? >> no, i think tax reform, apart from reproduction, is possible. in fact, i think some of that is already included in the obama budget, which is that you reduce the total amount of tax deductions that you can claim. you could do it overall. you could do at by category of deductions. i think there is some real possibility for gaining revenues. i just think the likelihood of cutting rates is slim to none. i do not see it in the cards. it is not realistic. in fact, the wild card in this, which could garner some republican support in the gang of 40, is a form of consumption tax dedicated to health care. you could do this in a progressive consumption tax of some form, but with dedicated revenues to pay for that. and medicare, and potentially medicaid, which obviates the need, getting more out of general tax revenues. >> could you see a consumption tax getting to the house of representatives? >> if it is dedicated and done anyway, i thi
that agreement raise revenue by raising rates or does it raise revenue through tax reform? >> the latter. >>, you think tax reform is impossible? >> no, i think tax reform, apart from reproduction, is possible. in fact, i think some of that is already included in the obama budget, which is that you reduce the total amount of tax deductions that you can claim. you could do it overall. you could do at by category of deductions. i think there is some real possibility for gaining...
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in other words, rates we have not seen on a consistent basis since the 1960's. that is certainly a hopeful view. those are the rates of growth that could save us, but even so, it will pose some difficulties. robert gordon of northwestern university suggests in a recent paper the u.s. economy is unlikely to expand at rates of earlier decades, which he identifies, including a slowdown in innovation, the dissipating effects of the computer and technology revolution, the demographic trends that earlier and aging population. and a smaller number of people entering the workforce. rising inequality, the leveling off of the educational attainment of the u.s. population, and the burdens imposed by rising household and government debt. taking these headwinds into account, he thinks the headwinds -- the economy may grow in the future in real terms at a rate of less than 0.5% a year in real terms. obviously a nightmare scenario. at that rate, the u.s. economy in total would not generate enough income to cover the annual interest on the federal debt. that is a sour view. let
in other words, rates we have not seen on a consistent basis since the 1960's. that is certainly a hopeful view. those are the rates of growth that could save us, but even so, it will pose some difficulties. robert gordon of northwestern university suggests in a recent paper the u.s. economy is unlikely to expand at rates of earlier decades, which he identifies, including a slowdown in innovation, the dissipating effects of the computer and technology revolution, the demographic trends that...
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we are seeing disabilities rise at a rate of 16% every year. one thing which we note that just before president obama took effect, white house figures show the federal budget was $2.9 trillion. next year's estimate is going to be $3.8 trillion. this is a 31% increase in spending in just four years. we have someone as the president, our great president, who is hung up on taxing and spending. what we need is a house of representatives that's hung up on jobs and job creation. the american product. entrepreneurship. creativity. competition with the world. the next new great ideas. not that will come from this body but from the creativity of the american people. this is what republicans are trying to keep alive in our country. the idea of self-reliance and working hard and taking care of people that are not just in your house but are in your neighborhood. your cities. our states, the vibrancy of our country. and we are headed over the fiscal cliff after four years of leadership from this president who is running, running directly to the fiscal cliff
we are seeing disabilities rise at a rate of 16% every year. one thing which we note that just before president obama took effect, white house figures show the federal budget was $2.9 trillion. next year's estimate is going to be $3.8 trillion. this is a 31% increase in spending in just four years. we have someone as the president, our great president, who is hung up on taxing and spending. what we need is a house of representatives that's hung up on jobs and job creation. the american product....
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she said obama has given to republicans but i'm not sure what he has given in on. in this negotiation on the fiscal cliff, he has not been at the table. he has been traveling all or the country to propose raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires and then doing their fair share. the reality is, is spending that is causing this problem. spending levels of the government and of this debt has created the poor economy. the poor recovery we have seen is the failed obama policies that has created a false economy and we have to start dealing with the spending, not taxes, but spending is the problem. we've got to treat the problem and that is the outrageous spending. we have increased the federal debt by almost double in the last six years. both parties are guilty. i have been very critical of my own party, the republican party, for spending money they don't have. it is time to really focus upon the true solution and that is starting to reduce the size and scope of government and deal with the spending problem. let me give you a couple of figures -- when the recession
she said obama has given to republicans but i'm not sure what he has given in on. in this negotiation on the fiscal cliff, he has not been at the table. he has been traveling all or the country to propose raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires and then doing their fair share. the reality is, is spending that is causing this problem. spending levels of the government and of this debt has created the poor economy. the poor recovery we have seen is the failed obama policies that has...
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obama: no, it's not settled. look, the cost of lowering rates for everybody across the board, 20%. along with what he also wants to do in terms of eliminating the estate tax, along what he wants to do in terms of corporates, changes in the tax code, it costs about $5 trillion. governor romney then also wants to spend $2 trillion on additional military programs even though the military's not asking for them. that's $7 trillion. he also wants to continue the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. that's another trillion dollars -- that's $8 trillion. now, what he says is he's going to make sure that this doesn't add to the deficit and he's going to cut middleclass taxes. but when he's asked, how are you going to do it, which deductions, which loopholes are you going to close? he can't tell you. the -- the fact that he only has to pay 14% on his taxes when a lot of you are paying much higher. he's already taken that off the board, capital gains are going to continue to be at a low rate so we -- we're not going to get money that way. we haven't heard from the governor any specific
obama: no, it's not settled. look, the cost of lowering rates for everybody across the board, 20%. along with what he also wants to do in terms of eliminating the estate tax, along what he wants to do in terms of corporates, changes in the tax code, it costs about $5 trillion. governor romney then also wants to spend $2 trillion on additional military programs even though the military's not asking for them. that's $7 trillion. he also wants to continue the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest...
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we started way before president obama took off. we've been cited as an example of good quality health care. we have the lowest cost health care, at about the fifth or sixth rated in quality. so we're doing something right here in utah. we've had our second annual health care sum mutt designed to address these issues. what it's affordable care act all it talks about who's going to pay for it. we're looking it under the umbrella of budget. can we afford it? i hate to correct my good friend peter cooke but there's no deadline, november 16th, i don't know where that's coming from. there's a cost it to. and the question is, can we afford it? clearly we want to make sure that those who are most vulnerable amongst us are in fact, taken care of. the good news is we have a healthier economy. the healthier we are is a reflection of the wealthier we are. it has a reflection on the health of or populace. >> we now have opportunity for rebuttal time. let me refocus the question as you consider your rebuttal time. how would a person listening at
we started way before president obama took off. we've been cited as an example of good quality health care. we have the lowest cost health care, at about the fifth or sixth rated in quality. so we're doing something right here in utah. we've had our second annual health care sum mutt designed to address these issues. what it's affordable care act all it talks about who's going to pay for it. we're looking it under the umbrella of budget. can we afford it? i hate to correct my good friend peter...
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health care reform includes the first attempt to put in place across the board ways of slowing the rate of growth of health care costs. i think those provisions -- they need to be on a bigger scale and they need to be stronger, but they are there. the first time we have never put them there. -- the first time we have ever put them there. they have also made a concerted effort to increase energy efficiency across businesses as well as individuals. that is the only effective way we can address energy cost as a factor in the business costs that squeezed wages. >> one more question for the people here. i remember wind pugh gave your first briefing on the subject to me six or seven years ago, it struck me what an enormous problem and complex problem we're talking about here, namely, how to sustain the incomes of most americans, the income growth of most americans. at the time i felt they were rather small in comparison. i used the phrase he died of cancer, but you are prescribing aspirin. had you come up with stronger medication since then? -- have you come up with stronger medications since
health care reform includes the first attempt to put in place across the board ways of slowing the rate of growth of health care costs. i think those provisions -- they need to be on a bigger scale and they need to be stronger, but they are there. the first time we have never put them there. -- the first time we have ever put them there. they have also made a concerted effort to increase energy efficiency across businesses as well as individuals. that is the only effective way we can address...